http://victoriagaines.com Light for the Writer's Soul Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:02:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you done anything this week to nourish your creativity? Is your muse in hiding? Sometimes all we need to do is shift gears, a little bit, or a lot. These activities refresh me: * a trip to the farmer's market * 15 quick minutes on the treadmill * time out ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/08/28/shifting-gears/ Quick announcement from Carla Gade: "The August Carnival of Christian Writers is right around the corner and will be held at Writer . . . Interrupted on Monday, August 25th. Please send in the link to your post along with a one sentence blurb about it no later than ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/08/21/dont-forget-the-carnival/ Posting will be light while I wrap up some research. Back by popular demand, a few miscellaneous quotes to inspire: "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." ~ Emile Zola (1840-1902) "You can only find truth with logic if you have already found ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/08/20/quote-attic-16/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Faith of Barack Obama Author: Stephen Mansfield Publisher: Thomas Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently Thomas Nelson supplied a free copy of their new release, The Faith of Barack Obama, in exchange for my review. I began the book with some trepidation, prepared to refute what I thought would be chapter after chapter of propaganda. ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/08/16/obama-has-faith-but-what-kind/ "Let everything go that belongs to the natural - all your own notions, plans, ways, and thoughts - and accept in their stead God's plans, ways, and thoughts. Do this faithfully and do it persistently, and you will come at last to reign with Him in an inner Kingdom which ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/08/15/let-his-way-be-yours/